Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, August 16, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length1.5 mi
Width350 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.28, -85.57) to the end point (42.28, -85.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 16, 1978, 12:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Kalamazoo County
- Near the path
- Kalamazoo (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 350 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 16, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 1978 | F1 | Michigan | 1.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1978 | F1 | Michigan | 0.5 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1978 | F1 | Oregon | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1978 | F0 | Arkansas | 6.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1978 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.